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School: Carrickallen

Location:
Carrickallen, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
A. Lynch
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 166

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 166

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  1. Weather-Lore (continued)

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    stars which light up the sky are a sure sign of frost.
    A new mon "standing straight" in the sky with sharp points on it denotes a storm.
    If there is a ring round the moon storm is at hand.
    If the ring is close to it the storm is not so near hand.
    If the ring is far away from it the storm is at hand.
    The south west wind brings most rain to this district.
    Dust blown about on the road is a sign of rain.
    A sure sign of a good day is to see a robin singing on the top of a tree in the morning
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philip O' Donoghue
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrickallen, Co. Cavan